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o 0 0 o ® 0 Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LV -co»? THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 9. 1960 Oregon Denial Health Ranks Low In Oregon Nation According to State Board ’s dental health record is>----------------------------------------- one of the nation’s worst, and incidence of tooth decay as much there is little immediate prospect as two-thirds.” of any significant improvement Fluoridation Limited in State That is the gist of a report— At the present time, 18 Oregon details of which were revealed in communities serving upwards of Portland this week — being pre 102,500 persons are fluoridating, pared by the state board of health and an additional 12 with about for the U. S. Department of 22.000 residents have natural Health, Education and Welfare. fluoride in beneficial amounts, ac The health board statement cording to the report. charges that 87 percent of all six- Dr. Witter noted that voters year-olds and 95 percent of all in 22 Oregon communities have children from 6 to 16 years of age turned down fluoridation, and he suffer from some degree of tooth said wryly: decay. “At the present time there is The state rate for decayed, miss little demand for consultant ser ing or filled teeth among 16-year- vice on water fluoridation from olds was listed at almost twice the local dental societies, health de national average. partments, city councils, parent “At this age," the report says, teacher and civic groups over the “less than one percent of Oregon state.” children are free of tooth decay.” The dental expert called for The critical report was prepar dental surveys conducted before ed by Dr. David Witter, health and after fluoridation is started board dental director, who has in Oregon cities, and “commun conducted numerous surveys of ity-wide education programs,” to dental problems throughout the distribute findings. state during the past several Lack of Funds Deter Progress year». “This activity is essential to “Every study that has been combat the ‘scare’ propaganda conducted in recent years shows 1 an extremely high incidence of used by the opposition to fluori dation programs.” he said. dental disorders,” he said Dr. Witter indicated that many Little Attention Given to Problem While dental caries (tooth de of the programs to pin-point Ore cay) is the greatest problem in gon dental problems or to seek dental health, little attention has solutions have been ham-strung been given to other phases of the by lack of funds and personnel. problem,” he continued. These One bright spot in the report, were listed as tissue and gum dis however, is a notation that ten orders, cancer of the mouth, in tative plans are being laid to pro dustrial dental health problems, vide more dental care to the un needs of state institutions, dental derprivileged, especially children, problems of older persons, and and to chronically ill persons malformations such as cleft lip throughout Oregon. These prob and palate. ably would be “through commun Despite the size of Oregon’s ity or civic group sponsored den problem, Dr. Witter said, only 33 tal clinics.” of the state’s 207 communities Salem, Portland, and Lane and with more than 100 population Jackson counties reportedly al have “an identifiable dental ready have established care pro health program.” grams for the dental indigent, and He emphasized that the high seven other counties were said to incidence of tooth decay “can be be considering similar program reduced through preventive mea activities. sures” for most children. Chief among these measures is fluorida Gary Bybee returned home tion of public water supplies, Monday after graduating from which he said “will reduce the Utah State university Saturday. Swimming Pool Data Available From Oregon 'U' Operating data for communities considering new or expanded swimming facilities has been tab ulated for a report just issued by the University of Oregon's bureau of municipal research and srevice. The report includes details of use, operation and cost of the 67 publicly owned pools in Oregon. Pools in the state are predomi nantly the outdoor type with 50 of the 67 in this classification. Many pools have been construct ed with voluntary contributions of citizens. Publicly owned pools are locat ed in all cities over 10,000 popu lation, in 11 of the 15 cities with 5.000 to 10,000 population, and in 14 of the 26 cities with 2500 to 5000 population, in eight of the 47 cities with 1000 to 2500, in three of the 48 cities with 500 to 1000 population, and in three of GARNERS HAVE NEW SON Mrs. G. Jones Plans Mr. and Mrs. J. R Garner of Walla Walla, Wash, former man Piano Recital June 13 ager of Eastern Oregon Natural Mrs. Grant Jones will present Gas Co. here, became parents of Miss Broshia Case, Nyssa senior a son, Victor Paul, on May 25. student in public piano recital Monday, June 13, at 8 pm in the the 69 cities under 500 population. Payette LDS church. There are 12 public pools in Miss Karen Bybee, also of Nys Portland, two each in Salem and sa, will appear with organ inter Eugene, and one each m 51 other ludes during the program The communities. public is invited to attend Most communities charge for use of the pools; however, there I SPEND WEEKEND IN UTAH is no charge in Portland, Oak Mr and Mrs. Max Jones and ridge. Oregon City or Lebanon. daughters returned recently from In some cities of the state the Utah where they visited his par pools have been constructed and ents, Mr and Mrs Leroy Jones operated by school districts, mun in Lewiston. In Salt Lake City icipalities or park and recreation they visited Mr and Mrs. Lawr districts. In some cases a city and ence Findling, former Nyssa resi school district have cooperated in dents. construction of necessary facili ties. Some of the pools have been constructed with voluntary con tributions from citizens. The complete report may be obtained from the Bureau of Municipal Research and Service, University of Oregon, Eugene. Thick juicy steaks sizzling over charcoal . . . heavenly hamburgers . . . fabulous franks . . . super spareribs . . . perfect poultry — trust RAY'S FOOD FAIR to come up with the BEST BUYS in bar becue meats . . . extra good—extra low- priced. So plan a cookout this weekend —and come to RAY'S for four favorite treats in barbecue meats! NUMBER 23 Mr. and Mrs. Frell Blair, Boyd and Sharon. Mrs. Kenneth Cottle and Allan spent Memorial week end in Salt Lake City visiting friends and relatives. 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Oregon . — ■ r . : Home of Quality and Service We Give Gold Strike Stamps The children of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bunn are spending three days with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs C. R Kesler, Sr., while their parents are on a fishing trip. SUGAR* Phon« FR 2-3314